Sort into columns

Adverb Order —
Place, Position and Focus.

Tap each tile, then tap the matching column. Sort all the tiles on each board.

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Question 1

Sort the parts of these descriptions of music practice by the information they give.

Question 2

Sort each sentence by where its time phrase, already, still or yet appears in the sentence as written.

Question 3

Sort the sentences by whether the manner adverb respects the verb–object order.

Question 4

Sort these sentences by what even presents as surprising: the person or the action.

Question 5

Sort these sentences by the written order of the manner word and the place or destination.

Practice Adverb Order — Place, Position and Focus with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Adverb Order — Place, Position and Focus in everyday English.

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